THE employees of modern large-scale organized distribution will receive salary increases between now and 2027. In fact, the agreement has been reached between Federdistribuzione and the acronyms Filcams-Cgil, Fisascat-Cisl and Uiltucs-Uil for the renewal of the national collective labor agreement, with the signature arriving in the last few hours which will give workers the possibility to have significant increases.
Those affected by the new increases are: workers of large modern and organized retail chains like Ikea and Zara, but not only. What do the increases consist of?
Agreement for increases in modern organized distribution
The agreement signed with the trade unions was communicated by Federdistribuzione, which in a note specified that it had reached the agreement after a constructive discussion between the parties. The conclusion of the negotiation process, they report, is the agreement which demonstrates attention to workers in the sector and which accommodates “the sustainability needs of modern retail companies”.
In addition to the increases, which will be in force until March 31, 2027at the negotiating table there was also talk of the fight against gender violence, the gradual increase in the minimum hours of part-time workers as a further response to “disadvantaged” work, the extension of employment opportunities for young people on weekends and the strengthening of work-life balance measures
On an economic level, however, the agreement provides for a salary increase when fully implemented 240 euros at level IV. But not only that, because to cover the period of contractual deficiency (with the renewal that was missing from 2019) the one-off payment of 350 eurosdivided into two tranches of the same amount in July 2024 and July 2025.
In the days preceding the agreement, the companies had already decided to disburse the first tranche of 70 euros, which is therefore retroactive, starting from April 2024 and added to the 30 euros agreed with the 2022 bridge agreement.
The classification of personnel is then updated with the parties’ commitment to an active and constant comparison to further enhance the distinctive roles and professionalism of the sector.
An agreement that leaves you more than satisfied Carlo Alberto Buttarellipresident of Federdistribuzione, who underlined that the path started to give identity and specificity to the large retail companies operating in Italy is an unavoidable commitment: “The Federation will continue to be the primary interpreter of the modern distribution sector in Italy, convinced that growth, the ability to generate investments, employment and value for the territory, by associated companies, coexist with a more modern, but not precarious, vision of work”.
This agreement, the unions explain, finally closes “the framework of renewals in the tertiary sector which was only missing the DMO contract which applies to the largest and most well-known distribution brands in Italy”.
An increase in the annual allowance for the elastic part-time clause has also been envisaged, which goes from 120 euros per year to 155 euros.
Who is included in the salary increases
But which employees will be able to count on increases in their next paychecks? These are changes that will be in force until 31 March 2027 and which, according to the unions’ calculations, will lead to the disbursement of a wage bill of 7,180 euros, also including the one-off payment of 350 euros.
The agreement involves the large modern and organized retail chains such as Ikea, Brico, Metro, Conforama, Carrefour, Esselunga and Vegé Acqua&sapone. But also Zara, Rinascente, Coin, Ovs, Kasanova, Kiko, Metro, Obi and Leroy Merlin.
